Pathologist - Medical Director (AP / CP- Physician MD / DO)

Job Description

Inova Pathology is seeking a strong leader ( AP / CP board certified pathologist) to join as the Medical Director with Inova Mount Vernon Hospital. Fellowship training in an area of surgical pathology with at least 5 years of surgical sign out experience is ideal. 3-5 years of prior laboratory leadership involvement is preferred.

Inova Mount Vernon Hospital is a 237-bed hospital dedicated to serving our community, from children to seniors, with 24-hour emergency care, radiology and laboratory services, general and specialized surgical procedures.

Inova Health Pathology Department currently supports 5 hospitals and numerous outpatient surgery centers and clinics.

The Inova Health Pathology Department is currently comprised of 48 credentialed pathologists.

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Pathologist Job Responsibilities

• As the Laboratory Medical Director, responsibilities would include oversight of technical staff at the Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Laboratory, regulatory compliance, validations, process improvements, and quality initiatives along with participation in the Medical Executive Committee.
• Pathologist should possess strong overall diagnostic and communicative skills with the ability to handle surgical pathology sign out of an active general surgical pathology service (complex surgical cases, frozen section, cytopathology if appropriate) and have interest and ability in overseeing daily clinical laboratory duties, such as blood bank, hematology, and chemistry.
• Pathologists participate in centralized slide distribution and evenly share cases across the system which enables subspecialty sign out of cases within the pathologist’s preferred subspecialties.
• No Autopsy Coverage (All system autopsies are performed at only Inova Fairfax Medical Campus)
• On-call duties include intraoperative consultations and frozen sections, along with blood bank calls and other consults from the clinical laboratory.

Requirements

Preferred Qualifications

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About Us

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.